1P9 is a VA Certified SDVOSB and is prepared to deliver its capabilities via SDVOSB contracting vehicles.  With certain limitations, a contracting officer (CO) representing a SDVOSBC in bidding for a government contract may set-aside requirements if there is a reasonable expectation that at least two responsible SDVO SBC will submit offers -- and a CO may award a sole source contract if the CO does not have a reasonable expectation that at least two responsible SDVO SBCs will submit offers and the anticipated award price of the contract, will not exceed $3M.

The Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-50) established an annual government-wide goal of not less than 3% of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.  1P9 can help your agency achieve these goals. 

On December 16, 2003, the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-183 was passed by Congress. Section 308 of the Act (Public Law 108-183) established a procurement program for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBC). This procurement program provides that federal contracting officers may restrict competition to SDVOSBCs and award a sole source or set-aside contract where certain criteria are met.

The purpose of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Procurement Program is to provide procuring agencies with the authority to set acquisitions aside for exclusive competition among service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, as well as the authority to make sole source awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns if certain conditions are met. (See Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 13 C.F.R. § 125.8-125.10).